Andy Bisek

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Andrew Bisek
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Bisek in 2016
Personal information
Born (1986-08-18) August 18, 1986 (age 38)
Waconia, Minnesota, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Wrestling
Event Greco-Roman
College team Northern Michigan
ClubMinnesota Storm
TeamUSA
Coached byMomir Petković, Ivan Ivanov, Jeff Piatz
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Tashkent 75 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Las Vegas 75 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto 75 kg

Andy Bisek (born August 18, 1986) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. Bisek is of Polish descent. He was a 2016 Olympian and two-time World bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, representing Team USA.

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High school and college

At Chaska High School in Minnesota, Bisek finished third in the state. Originally he planned to attend Minnesota State University, Mankato but after a meeting with Chas Betts, he decided to attend Northern Michigan University from which he graduated. [1]

International

Bisek competed at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships and the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, but did not place at either event. [2] At the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Poddubny 2013 in the quarterfinals was eliminated by Roman Vlasov of Russia. [3]

At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships, Bisek was a bronze medalist at Greco-Roman 75 kg weight division. [4] He would knock off defending Olympic champion from 2012, Roman Vlasov of Russia, on the way to his first World level bronze medal. It would also be the first World Greco-Roman medal for the United States since 2009. [5] Bisek also competed at the 2014 FILA Wrestling World Cup. [6]

In 2015, Bisek again wrestled at the World Wrestling Championships, where he earned a second Bronze medal. Bisek earned his spot on the United States Greco-Roman wrestling team at 75 kg for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he reached the quarter finals, finishing 1-1 at the event. [7]

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References

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